ADAM Reid of The French is to compete in BBC 2’s Great British Menu on behalf of the North West – the only locally based chef in our regional heat. The others are Cheshire-born Kim ...
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Monk’s beard, stracciatella and glorious fish – Cicchetti’s summer to savour
SURELY Filippo Pagani in another life was a gondolier. One that liked nothing better after a hot day punting honeymooners around Venice’s backwaters to rustle up a Cod Sapporo from fish marinated for 48 hours ...
FODDER EPISODE 2 WITH SPECIAL GUEST MARY-ELLEN MCTAGUE
Welcome to Fodder - the food and drink podcast for Manchester.Matt White explores Greater Manchester and all it has to offer - you’ll meet some of the regions finest chefs, producers and food lovers.The Fodder ...
TARIFF AND DALE CELEBRATE 1ST BIRTHDAY WITH ‘GROWN UP KIDS PARTY’
It’s been a year since Tariff and Dale burst onto the Northern Quarter bar and restaurant scene – and this Sunday they’re throwing the party to end all parties to celebrate…The team are throwing a ...
Hidden Banquets, Nadiya Hussain and Adam Reid pop-up headline MFDF
MANCHESTER Food and Drink Festival (Sept 29-Oct 10) is whetting our appetite big time with the the announcement of key elements of its 2016 programme. There are some real treats in this first batch. None ...
Abandon Chorlton! Gary Usher’s punter-funded bistro is Didsbury bound
CHORLTON snubbed in favour of Didsbury Village. It has that “do you want to step outside?” provocation about it. Chef Gary Usher is fighting his corner by insisting his Kickstarter-funded third bistro venture, Hispi, is ...
Alchemist brings its cocktail magic to its new Alderley Edge venture
THE Alchemist Bar and Restaurant chain continues its quest for world domination by taking over the current Grill on the Edge site in Alderley Edge. Grill on the Edge will close its doors immediately after ...
Church Inn Mobberley crowned National Pub of the Year
THE Church Inn, Mobberley has been named National Pub of the Year in the Pub and Bar Awards 2016. The popular village inn was presented with the prize by Observer food critic Jay Rayner at ...
Groundbreaking ale launch gives us a thirst for Manchester Beer Week
THE countdown to Manchester Beer Week is hotting up. The official festival beer was launched on Thursday, May 26, at the JW Lees-owned Rain Bar on Great Bridgewater Street. It’s a one-off collaboration between Lees, ...
Salvi’s to launch Osteria – Italian neighbourhood restaurant for Norden
NORDEN goes all Neapolitan as Salvi’s turns the Norden Arms into an Osteria. A Rochdale suburb that has pinned its culinary hopes on Andrew Nutter’s up the hill now can look forward to some exceptional ...